The acquisition of Brandon Kintzler, who signed for $3.25 million with a $4 million option for 2021, brings into sharper focus the Marlins Opening Day roster. The question I’ve been going over in my head is who the Marlins plan to DFA to fit Kintzler on the 40-man roster.
The culprit will undoubtedly be a relief pitcher, of which the Marlins currently have far in excess of the eight they’ll presumably begin the 2020 campaign with. They also currently have 22 pitchers on the 40-man roster, and another 10 coming to camp on non-roster invitations. The follow-on question to who’s about to get moved is, of course, which eight will begin the season in the bullpen?